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2037 guide wheels
By: thetravlor Date: April 5, 2020, 10:22 am
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I'm having trouble with the front guide wheels on my 2037
locomotive. I had a couple of directional switches that I
swapped out because the wheels would hop off the track when they
passed through the switch. Some were OK if they were on the
inside loop but would mess up right away on the outside loop.
After a lot of frustration I bought a set on eBay that were
nearly new and cut the derailing to about 40% of the time but it
was still frustrating. I put a little stiffer spring over the
top of the one on the assembly but that didn't help and
sometimes caused a complete derailment. I ended up pulling them
off and it runs fine except it looks funny with nothing there.
What is the remedy for this?????????
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Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: TrainLarry Date: April 5, 2020, 12:59 pm
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On your front truck, using a caliper, measure the distance from
where the wheel flange meets the tread on one wheel to the same
point on the other wheel (wheel gauge).
Do the same thing to the wheels on the rear truck and compare
the readings. You may find there is a difference and may need to
adjust the wheel gauge on the front truck accordingly.
Larry
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Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: thetravlor Date: April 5, 2020, 1:27 pm
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They measure the same. I took the wheel assembly and ran it
across the switch and don't feel anything weird.
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Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: TrainLarry Date: April 5, 2020, 5:20 pm
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What track and switches are you using?
Larry
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Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: thetravlor Date: April 6, 2020, 8:15 am
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O27 #1122
#Post#: 2366--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: thetravlor Date: April 6, 2020, 8:27 am
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I took a picture but it won't let me load it up
#Post#: 2367--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: TrainLarry Date: April 6, 2020, 10:30 am
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Since the 1122 switches operate on track power, check to make
sure the swivel rails are moving all the way over. They may be
acting sluggishly due to low track voltage. Turn the lantern by
hand to insure the swivel rail is fully over. If this helps, you
may need higher voltage to properly throw the switches. That
will involve modifying the switches to accept a constant voltage
source.
What transformer are you using?
Larry
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Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: thetravlor Date: April 6, 2020, 6:43 pm
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It's a ZW with plenty of power[attachimg=1]
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Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: TrainLarry Date: April 6, 2020, 7:16 pm
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Push the locomotive over the switch by hand and observe the
front truck. If it derails, exactly where on the switch does it
derail?
Larry
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Re: 2037 guide wheels
By: thetravlor Date: April 6, 2020, 10:06 pm
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Right where that little metal piece is, it isn't bent or pushed
up but right in that area. The exact same place it messed up on
the switch before this one. I replaced both switches with this
pair I bought on Ebay for too much money but they appeared
nearly new. They are in excellent shape but for some reason that
left hand switch and my locomotive don't mix.
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